Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
California Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 2012No. S067519PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
A jury convicted defendant Keith Tyson Thomas of the first degree murder of Francia Young (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)),1 of kidnapping her for the purpose of robbery (§ 209, subd. (b)), of robbing her (§ 211), of forcibly raping her (§261, subd. (a)(2)), and of forcibly sodomizing her (§ 286, subd. (d)). As to each of these offenses, the jury found true sentence enhancement allegations that a principal was armed with a firearm (§§ 12022, subd. (a), 12022.3, subd. (a)), and, as to the rape and sodomy charges, that defendant acted in concert with an accomplice, Henry Glover,…
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